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By: Sandra Sookoo | Other books by Sandra Sookoo
Categories: Mainstream Romance, Bittersweet/Tragedy, Contemporary, Short Stories
Word Count: 26,000
Heat Level: STEAMY
Published By: Eirelander Publishing
Devastated after her fiancé dies in Iraq, Claudia Foster packs up her life and moves to the city of Indianapolis. She's a small town girl and she wants to lose herself in the noise, sites, and sounds of a place so foreign from her upbringing, nothing could possibly remind her of her guilt surrounding Andy's death. But fate has other plans.
Daniel Sorenson has put all thoughts of his brother Andy's death from his mind just to get through the day but running into Claudia again stirs up all the hidden feelings he has struggled so hard to hide. How can you love the girl who was supposed to marry your dead brother? How can that be normal?
As the two share their grief, they also share something deeper: laughter. But is it enough? Or will they spend their whole lives simply remembering Andy and never embrace the love that could be theirs if only they could have the courage to reach for it.
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Remembering Andy
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Price: $3.99
Cover Art by Buffi BeCraft
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Excerpt
Chapter One
“Hello?” Claudia Foster held the cellphone to her ear even as she gestured with her other hand for her giggling friends to be quiet. “Hi, Mrs. Sorenson, how are you? I’m at Bridal Belles going through the final fitting on my gown. I’m so excited! Andy’ll be home in two weeks and then we can get this wedding started!” She grinned at her two bottle-blonde, fashion-forward friends who sat on an ivory velvet sofa.
“Oh, I wish you’d called me. This is not going to go well.” From day one, Andy’s mom had always been doom and gloom. Why would it be any different now?
“Why? It’s just little alterations. No big deal, but we’re all going out to lunch afterward. You’re welcome to come.” The invitation was offered because Claudia knew Mrs. Sorenson would never accept. She stared at her reflection in the three-way mirror as the seamstress knelt on the floor, pinning a spot at the hem. The sleeveless wedding dress already fit like a second skin, highlighting her bust and hiding the hips that had always been a little fuller than Claudia would have liked. Tiny crystal beads made the waist and hem sparkle under the florescent shop lights.
Belatedly, she realized her future mother-in-law was still talking and sounded as if she’d been crying. “Janet, are you okay? I would have called you but figured I wouldn’t be here for very long. I hope you’ll come to lunch.” Suddenly, the need for a greater understanding of Andy’s mom tugged strong on her mind. Hard on the heels of that thought came a new one. This wedding was real, it was life changing, and yet…
She frowned at her reflection, making a mental note to have someone color her hair, all other thoughts forgotten.
“Dear, listen to me. I’m afraid I have some very sad news.”
“Oh, no. Don’t tell me the florist can’t come through with the lilies.” Why didn’t I have a professional do the flowers instead of the people at the grocery store? “I realize it’s kind of last minute but—”
“Claudia, listen!” Flat out grief and frustration rang through the phone, intense enough to cut into her distraction. “It’s Andy. I’m afraid…”
“Don’t tell me Andy’s making you play a joke on me.” Concerned chattering from her friends brought questions to her mind and a sinking feeling to the pit of her stomach. “What, he’s calling off the wedding?” She rolled her eyes at her friends. “Changed his mind, that rascal. Don’t believe him, Mrs. Sorenson. Andy’s always playing tricks on me. He probably has a bet going with Daniel to see how fast I’ll freak out if you tell me that.”
An image of Daniel flickered into her mind. Always Andy’s opposite in every way, he’d been the voice of reason during their growing up years. He’d been the one she and Andy had looked to for advice, guidance and approval.
Claudia’s chest tightened and she gripped the phone more firmly. At one time she’d thought he’d be the Sorenson brother she’d marry, but when he’d left to chase his own dreams, she’d had no choice except to forget him.
The sound of Mrs. Sorenson blowing her nose brought Claudia back to the present. “It’s not a joke between my boys. Let me finish.” Tears choked Mrs. Sorenson’s voice and finally she regained control enough to say, “Andy’s been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device. Soldiers in the vehicle behind Andy’s said the guys never saw the roadside bomb. He died instantly…”
“Oh, my God.” The cellphone slipped from her hand, bouncing on the pedestal where she stood, and crashed into the bottom of a mirror. A thin, hairline crack edged up the reflective surface, only stopping after it had grown three inches.
In that one moment, everything she’d kept buried inside since she was thirteen came rushing into her mind and shattered much like the mirror. Nothing would ever be the same again. Andy was dead and Daniel might as well have been for the void he’d left behind. Both issues could be laid squarely on her doorstep, thanks to her own stupidity.
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